Photo-oxidative degradation of bisphenol A polycarbonate and its possible initiation processes

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1383-1388

  Diepens, Marjolein ^a,b   Gijsman, Pieter ^a,b,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A polycarbonate; Charge transfer complexes; FT IR; Photo Fries; Photo oxidation; UV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

BISPHENOL A POLYCARBONATE; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEXES; PHOTO-FRIES;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 46549088482     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.03.028     Document Type: Article

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